Lesen› Buch 5› Die Geschichte des Liebenden, der seiner Geliebten seine Dienste und Treue aufzählte, die langen Nächte, in denen „ihre Seiten ihre Schlafstätten mieden“, und seine Armut und den Durst seiner Seele an langen Tagen. Er sagte: „Ich kenne keinen anderen Dienst als diesen. Wenn es einen anderen Dienst gibt, weise mich an, denn ich bin gehorsam in allem, was du befiehlst, sei es, ins Feuer zu gehen wie Abraham (Friede sei mit ihm), oder in den Rachen eines Seeungeheuers zu fallen wie Jonas (Friede sei mit ihm), oder siebzigmal getötet zu werden wie Georg (Friede sei mit ihm), oder blind zu werden vor Weinen wie Shu'aib (Friede sei mit ihm).“ Und die Treue und Hingabe der Propheten (Friede sei mit ihnen) ist unzählbar. Und die Geliebte antwortete ihm.› Vers 1259
M5:1259 — وصف پاکی وقف بر نور مهاست / تابشش گر بر نجاسات رهاست
M5:1259
Bedeutung · به زبانِ تو — Deine Sprache · AI
This couplet asserts that the moon's light, by its very nature, remains pure regardless of what it illuminates, implying that true purity is intrinsic and not affected by external contact.
This beyt appears within a story where a lover is recounting his many sacrifices for his beloved, only to be told that he has missed the 'essence' of love, which is 'dying to self' (fana). The lover immediately dies, smiling, demonstrating this ultimate self-effacement. Rumi then uses the analogy of the moon's light to explain the nature of this pure, essential being that has transcended the physical. Just as the moonbeam, by its inherent nature, remains undefiled even when it shines upon impurities, so too does the soul that has achieved true purity and union with the divine. Its essence is untouched by the transient defilements of the world. This reinforces the idea that the lover's 'death' was not an end but a purification, allowing his essence to return to its source, unblemished by worldly attachments or deeds, much like the light returning to the moon.
- وصف پاکی
- The quality or attribute of purity.
- وقف
- Pledged, dedicated, consecrated; here, implying an inherent and unchanging characteristic.
- نور مهاست
- Is the light of the moon.
- نجاسات
- Impure things, defilements, pollutions.
- رهاست
- Is a path/way; here, 'falls upon' or 'shines upon'.
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